Ryan Noble
Stephanie Leffler
History & Experience
Ryan Noble and Stephanie Leffler founded Juggle.com in the spring of 2008 as a reference resource website that provided users with structured information on more than one million topics. With Ryan and Steph at the helm, what started as a six-employee company quickly grew as opportunities were seized.
In 2009, Juggle expanded its operation to include publishing niche e-commerce and information websites. Focused on publishing quality content at scale, the Juggle team began building software to locate, appraise and acquire premium domain names for their publishing business. Juggle’s success in the domain aftermarket space spawned the ClickableNames brand under which hundreds of premium domain names are bought or sold every day.
Leffler and Noble make a solid team complementing one another’s strengths. Stephanie contributes her tenacious attention to detail to keep projects moving, while Ryan develops the company’s long-term strategy. Stephanie cultivates partner relationships and serves as a cheerleader to maintain team member momentum while Ryan continually challenges team members to reach past their comfort zones.
Leffler and Noble began their first startup, MonsterCommerce, in 1998. MonsterCommerce was a popular ecommerce solution provider for small businesses. Under Leffler and Noble, MonsterCommerce experienced growth in both clients and team members. In early 2000, the company had only 10 clients; following their departure, the company boasted more than 8,000 clients. In addition, annual sales soared beyond $20 million and the workforce grew to more than 280 employees. Driving the force behind this growth was Leffler and Noble’s penchant for creating innovative software while providing exemplary customer service.
Awards & Recognition
MonsterCommerce enjoyed feature stories by national media outlets that include MSNBC, eCommerce-guide.com, Information Week, Entrepreneur.com, Network World Press and Practical Ecommerce.
In addition to national news recognition, the company was honored with a series of awards including SIIA Codie Award Finalist for Best E-Commerce Software, selection by the St. Louis Commerce Magazine as one of St. Louis’ Top 50 Businesses and recognition by the St. Louis Business Journal as the Fastest Growing Private Company in St. Louis.
Leffler and Noble also received distinctions as two of the “30 Under 30” young entrepreneurs to keep an eye on listed by the St. Louis Business Journal.
Leffler and Noble spearheaded the acquisition of MonsterCommerce by the industry giant and original domain registrar Network Solutions. Following the sale, Leffler served as Senior Vice President of Partners and New Sales Channels at Network Solutions, while Noble served as Senior Vice President of MonsterCommerce. Leffler and Noble stayed with Network Solutions until May 2007.